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crawl in French

crawl in French is ramper, grouiller, grouiller de — crawl means to move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.

crawl in French

ramper
verb
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
grouiller
verb
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
grouiller de
verb
(intransitive) To creep; to move slowly on hands and knees, or by dragging the body along the ground.
s'aplatir
verb
(intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
s'aplatir devant
verb
(intransitive) To act in a servile manner.
avoir la chair de poule
verb
(intransitive) To feel a swarming sensation.
faire le crawl
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To swim using the crawl stroke.
avancer au pas
verb
(transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
ramper
verb
(transitive) To move over (an area) slowly, with frequent stops.
grouiller
verb
(transitive, internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.
grouiller de
verb
(transitive, internet) To visit files or web sites in order to index them for searching.

What does "crawl" mean?

  1. verb To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.
    "The baby crawled across the living room floor toward her toy."
  2. verb To move or progress very slowly.
    "Traffic crawled along the highway during rush hour."
  3. verb For a computer program to automatically visit and index web pages.
    "Search engines crawl billions of pages to build their index."
  4. noun A very slow pace, or a tour of several bars in one night ("bar crawl").
    "They organized a pub crawl for the birthday celebration."

crawl in a sentence

  • The baby crawled across the living room floor toward her toy.
  • Soldiers crawled through the mud to stay below the gunfire.
  • Traffic crawled along the highway during rush hour.
  • Search engines crawl billions of pages to build their index.

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Frequently asked questions

What is "crawl" in French?

"crawl" in French is ramper, grouiller, grouiller de. crawl means: To move on hands and knees, or drag the body low along a surface.

How do you use "crawl" in a sentence?

Example: "The baby crawled across the living room floor toward her toy." In French, "crawl" is ramper, grouiller, grouiller de.

Are there other ways to say "crawl" in French?

Yes — French has 8 translations listed for "crawl": ramper, grouiller, grouiller de, s'aplatir, s'aplatir devant, avoir la chair de poule.

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